2023–24 FA Women's National League

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FA Women's National League 2023–24
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The 2023–24 FA Women's National League is the 32nd season of the competition, and the sixth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.

The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern Premier divisions at level three of the pyramid, and Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West at the fourth level. The league consists of 72 teams, divided into six divisions of 12 each. In a change from previous seasons, both winners of the Northern and Southern Premier divisions will be promoted to the Women's Championship. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the appropriate fourth tier FA WNL Division One. The winner of each Division One will be promoted to the Northern or Southern Premier Division, with the bottom two teams in those leagues relegated to respective regional leagues.

Premier Division

Northern Division

Changes from last season:

• Despite winning the Northern Division, Nottingham Forest lost the Championship play-off and therefore remained in the Premier Division.
• Newcastle United were promoted from Division One North as champions.
• Stourbridge were promoted from Division One Midlands as champions.
• Boldmere St. Michaels were relegated to Division One Midlands.
• Loughborough Lightning were relegated to Division One Midlands.
• Brighouse Town rebranded as Halifax F.C. Women in May 2023.

Club	Home ground	Position 2022–23
AFC Fylde	Kelamergh Park, Warton	7 !7th
Burnley	Lancashire County Ground, Leyland	3 !3rd
Derby County	Don Amott Arena, Derby	4 !4th
Halifax		5 !5th (Brighouse Town)
Huddersfield Town	The Stafflex Arena, Kirkburton	6 !6th
Liverpool Feds	Jericho Lane, Liverpool	9 !9th
Newcastle United	Druid Park, Woolsington	11 !WNL D1 North, 1st
Nottingham Forest	Coronation Park, Eastwood	1 !1st
Stoke City	Norton Cricket Club, Stoke-on-Trent	10 !10th
Stourbridge	War Memorial Ground, Stourbridge	11 !WNL D1 Midlands, 1st
West Bromwich Albion	Keys Park, Hednesford	8 !8th
Wolverhampton Wanderers	New Bucks Head, Telford	2 !2nd

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AFC Fylde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Championship
2	Burnley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Derby County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Halifax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Huddersfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Liverpool Feds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Stoke City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Stourbridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	West Bromwich Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2023. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Southern Division

Changes from last season:

• Watford were promoted to Championship as National League champions.
• Coventry United were relegated from Championship and re-affiliated as Rugby Borough.
• Cardiff City Ladies were promoted from Division One South West as champions.
• Hashtag United were promoted from Division One South East as champions.
• Bridgwater United were relegated to Division One South West.
• Crawley Wasps were relegated to Division One South East.
• Gillingham re-affiliated as Chatham Town.

Club	Home ground	Position 2022–23
Billericay Town	New Lodge, Billericay	6 !6th
Cardiff City Ladies	CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach	11 !WNL D1 South West, 1st
Chatham Town		7 !7th (as Gillingham)
Cheltenham Town	Corinum Stadium, Cirencester	8 !8th
Hashtag United	Parkside, Aveley	12 !WNL D1 South East, 1st
Ipswich Town	The Goldstar Ground, Felixstowe	2 !2nd
London Bees	The Hive, Edgware	9 !9th
Milton Keynes Dons	Stadium MK, Milton Keynes	5 !5th
Oxford United	Marsh Lane, Marston	3 !3rd
Plymouth Argyle	Manadon Sports Hub, Plymouth	10 !10th
Portsmouth	Westleigh Park, Havant	4 !4th
Rugby Borough		1 !Championship, 12th (as Coventry United)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Billericay Town	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	3	Promotion to Championship
2	Portsmouth	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
3	Rugby Borough	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
4	Hashtag United	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
5	Ipswich Town	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	Milton Keynes Dons	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
7	Oxford United	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
8	Cardiff City Ladies	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
9	Chatham Town	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
10	London Bees	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
11	Cheltenham Town	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0	Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12	Plymouth Argyle	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2023. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One

Division One North

Changes from last season:

• Newcastle United were promoted to Northern Premier Division as Division One North champions.
• Doncaster Rovers Belles were realigned from Division One Midlands.
• Chester-le-Street Town were promoted from North East Regional Women's Football League as champions.
• F.C. United of Manchester were promoted from North West Women's Regional Football League as champions.
• Bradford City were relegated to North East Regional Women's Football League.
• Merseyrail were relegated to North West Women's Regional Football League.

Club	Home ground	Position 2022–23
Barnsley	Wombwell Recreation Ground, Wombwell	4 !4th
Chester-le-Street Town	Moor Park, Chester-le-Street	12 !NERWFL, 1st
Chorley	Blainscough Park, Coppull	8 !8th
Doncaster Rovers Belles	Iqbal Stadium, Moorends	2 !WNL D1 Midlands, 2nd
Durham Cestria	The Graham Sports Centre, Durham	2 !2nd
F.C. United of Manchester	Broadhurst Park, Moston	12 !NWWRFL, 1st
Hull City	Haworth Park, Kingston upon Hull	5 !5th
Leeds United	Ings Lane, Tadcaster	6 !6th
Middlesbrough	Bishopton Road West, Stockton	10 !10th
Norton & Stockton Ancients	Station Road, Norton, County Durham	7 !7th
Stockport County	Stockport Sports Village, Stockport	3 !3rd
York City	Haxby Road Sports Park, York	9 !9th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2	Chester-le-Street Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chorley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Durham Cestria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	F.C. United of Manchester	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Middlesbrough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Norton & Stockton Ancients	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Stockport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to regional league level
12	York City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2023. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One Midlands

Changes from last season:

• Stourbridge were promoted to Northern Premier Division as Division One Midlands champions.
• Boldmere St. Michaels were relegated from Northern Premier Division.
• Loughborough Lightning were relegated from Northern Premier Division.
• Doncaster Rovers Belles were realigned to Division One North.
• Notts County were promoted from East Midlands Regional Women's Football League as champions.
• Sutton Coldfield Town were promoted from West Midlands Regional Women's Football League as champions.
• Long Eaton United were relegated to East Midlands Regional Women's Football League.
• Wem Town were relegated but were not allocated to a division by The FA.

Club	Home ground	Position 2022–23
Boldmere St. Michaels	Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Sutton Coldfield	1 !WNL North, 11th
Leafield Athletic	Dickens Heath Sports Club, Solihull	10 !9th
Leek Town	Harrison Park, Leek]	11 !10th
Lincoln City	Moorlands Sports Ground, Lincoln	7 !6th
Loughborough Lightning	Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough	2 !WNL North, 12th
Northampton Town	Fernie Fields, Northampton	6 !5th
Notts County	RM Stadium, Hucknall	12 !EMRWFL, 1st
Peterborough United	Mick George Training Academy, Orton	5 !4th
Sheffield F.C.	Home of Football Ground, Dronfield	9 !8th
Solihull Moors	Damson Park, Solihull	8 !7th
Sporting Khalsa	Aspray Arena, Willenhall	4 !3rd
Sutton Coldfield Town	Central Ground, Sutton Coldfield	12 !WMRWFL, 1st

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Boldmere St. Michaels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2	Leafield Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leek Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lincoln City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Loughborough Lightning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Northampton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Notts County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Sheffield F.C.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Solihull Moors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sporting Khalsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to regional league level
12	Sutton Coldfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2023. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One South East

Changes from last season:

• Hashtag United were promoted to Southern Premier Division as Division One South East champions.
• Crawley Wasps were relegated from Southern Premier Division and merged to become Haywards Heath Town.
• Worthing were promoted from London and South East Women's Regional Football League as champions.
• AFC Sudbury were promoted from Eastern Region Women's Football League as champions.
• As a result of Wymondham Town and Hounslow both withdrawing during the 2022–23 season, no teams were relegated from Division One South East.

Club	Home ground	Position 2022–23
Actonians	Rectory Park, Northolt	3 !3rd
AFC Sudbury		12 !ERWFL, 1st
AFC Wimbledon	Plough Lane, Wimbledon	2 !2nd
Ashford Town	Robert Parker Stadium, Stanwell	6 !6th
Cambridge City	The Demcom Stadium, Ely	9 !9th
Cambridge United	Rowley Park, St Neots	8 !8th
Chesham United	The Meadow, Chesham	10 !10th
Haywards Heath Town		1 !WNL South, 12th (as Crawley Wasps)
London Seaward	Hornchurch Stadium, Upminster	5 !5th
Norwich City	The Nest, Horsford	4 !4th
Queens Park Rangers	Powerday Stadium, Perivale	7 !7th
Worthing	Woodside Road, Worthing	12 !LSEWRFL, 1st

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Actonians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2	AFC Sudbury	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	AFC Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ashford Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Cambridge City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Cambridge United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Chesham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Haywards Heath Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	London Seaward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Norwich City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Queens Park Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to regional league level
12	Worthing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2023. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One South West

Changes from last season:

• Cardiff City Ladies were promoted to Southern Premier Division as Division One South West champions.
• Bridgwater United were relegated from Southern Premier Division.
• Torquay United were promoted from South West Regional Women's Football League as champions.
• Abingdon United were promoted from Southern Region Women's Football League as champions.
• Larkhall Athletic were relegated to South West Regional Women's Football League.
• AFC St Austell were relegated to South West Regional Women's Football League.

Club	Home ground	Position 2022–23
Abingdon United		12 !SRWFL, 1st
AFC Bournemouth	Long Lane, Ringwood	4 !4th
Bridgwater United	Fairfax Park, Bridgwater	1 !WNL South, 11th
Exeter City	Cullompton Cricket Club, Cullompton	2 !2nd
Keynsham Town	Crown Field, Keynsham	9 !9th
Maidenhead United	York Road, Maidenhead	10 !10th
Moneyfields	Moneyfields Sports Ground, Portsmouth	3 !3rd
Portishead Town	Bristol Road, Portishead	7 !7th
Selsey	The High Street Ground, Selsey	8 !8th
Southampton Women's	Arlebury Park, New Alresford	5 !5th
Swindon Town	Cinder Lane, Fairford	6 !6th
Torquay United		12 !SWRWFL, 1st

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Abingdon United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bridgwater United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Exeter City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Keynsham Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Maidenhead United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Moneyfields	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Portishead Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Selsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Southampton Women's	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to regional league level
12	Torquay United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2023. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

See also

• 2023–24 FA Women's National League Cup
• 2023–24 FA Women's National League Plate
• 2023–24 Women's Super League (tier 1)
• 2023–24 Women's Championship (tier 2)

External links

• Official website of the FA Women's National League

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